SPORTS SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Written by John Kuhens on September 4, 2016

Mt. Pleasant High School sent their cross country teams to Pella Saturday, In the boy’s race #1 ranked and defending state champion runner Logan Murray topped a strong field finishing 1st in a time of 16:43, the 8th ranked Panther team finished 2nd with 48 points, Gilbert was the winner with a 37 score. Other Panther placings had Cody Mertens 4th, Adam Bodenham 7th, Kyle Vanderham 15th and Jonathan Ita 22nd. Mt. Pleasant High School freshman Freshman Abby Ryon finished 2nd in the girl’s race in a time of 20:31, the team was 5th scoring 150 points. Gilbert won the race scoring 39. Other MPHS finishes Kelsey Notestein 23rd, DeLaney McDowell 31st, Kendall Dascher 36th and Claire Holtkamp 38th.

The Iowa Wesleyan football team opened up the 2016 season under the lights at Maple Leaf Athletic Complex. They hosted the Rams of Cornell College of Mt. Vernon and fell 51-21. Iowa Wesleyan will return to action on September 10, 2016. They will be back at the Maple Leaf Athletic Complex for a 1 pm kickoff against Westminster College. The game against the Blue Jays will begin Upper Midwest Athletic Conference play.